Childrens Illustrated Animal Atlas

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Iberian lynx

Just 404 adult Iberian

lynxes are left in the

wild, so this is the most

endangered cat on

Earth—but the good

news is this figure

is nearly twice the

number of wild lynxes

alive a few years ago!

The Iberian lynx mostly hunts just

one animal—the European rabbit.

Rome

HABITAT KEY

Coniferous

forests

Deciduous

forests

Mediterranean house gecko

This little gecko is about 4 in (10 cm) long

and weighs about as much as a sugar cube. It is

also called a “moon lizard” because it mostly comes

out at night. It eats small cockroaches and moths.

ITALY

CROATIA

BOSNIA &

HERZEGOVINA

MONTENEGRO

KOSOVO

ALBANIA

MACEDONIA

GREECE

BULGARIA

ROMANIA

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SERBIA

Sarajevo

Belgrade

Pristina

Skopje

Podgorica

Tirana

Athens

The hawk moth will return to a

nectar-rich flower day after day.

Hummingbird

hawk moth

This insect beats its

wings so fast that they

make a humming

sound—just like the

birds it’s named after.

It feeds on nectar

made by flowers like

buddleia and

honeysuckle.

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This centipede paralyzes

its prey with a venomous

bite and will give a

human a painful nip

too—so stay well away!

The magpie is so smart

that it can make and use

tools. It eats insects and

seeds, and will even steal

other birds’ eggs.

Eurasian

magpie

The cork oak is

one of few trees

that can grow new

bark. The cork bark is

harvested once every

nine years to make bottle

stoppers and other items. Cork oak

This plant-eating

tortoise lives mostly

in Greece, in thorny,

rocky, scrubby areas.

Marginated

tortoise

The golden jackal

is found in many places,

including southeastern

Europe, northern

Africa, and

southern Asia.

Golden

jackal

In addition to making

other sounds, this

pelican barks and

hisses! When fishing,

it fills up its beak

with food to eat later.

Dalmatian

pelican

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